Life-preserver



A. D. BAILEY.

LIFE PRESEHVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-9.1919.

l 3 1 93 6 aronted Aug. 26, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANNA DEANE BAILEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE G. H. MASTEN CO., INC., OF

NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N Y., A CORPORATION OF LIrE-PnEsn'nvEn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed January 9, 1919. Serial No. 270,376.

tain new and useful Improvements in Life-" Preservers, of which the following is a specification. The main object of this invention is to provide a jacket form .of life preserver which is reversible, that is to say, which may be secured to the wearer with either side out, which may be secured and adjusted or contracted to fit the body of the wearer conveniently and quickly, and to provide such a life preserver with a reverslble hood or head-protecting part. 7

There are other important objects and advantages of the invention which will appear hereinafter.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a view illustrating the use 0 the device;

Fig. 2 a rearview of the life preserver;

Fig. 3 a front view thereof; and

Fig. 4 a longitudinal, vertical sectional view.

Referring 'to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates the lback section or part, and 2 and 3 the front sections, which are connected to the edges of the back section and complete the jacket part of the life preserver. The front and back sections are connected by flexible shoulder portions 4, and arm holes 5, are provided.

Extending horizontally through the front and backsections are tubular parts or passageways 6, to receive the securing and contracting tapes 7, which extend horizontally around the device. Around the neck opening at the top of the shoulder portions is formed a tubular passage 8, through which a neck-securing and contracting tape 9, passes. Around the neck opening is secured a collar part 10, which is preferably stuffed with soft, buoyant material, such as kapok 11. Secured to the collar part, near the front edges thereof, are tying strings 12, said strings being provided with knots 13, at their ends and passing through apertures 14, in the collar part, so that they are slidable therethrough and may be conveniently tied, as indicated in Fig. 1, when either side of the collar is outermost.

Secured to the upper edge of the collar part is a hood 15, said hood extending over the head of the wearer, as indicated clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This hood is so constructed that it may be reversed with the 'acket. The hood is preferably stuifed with uoyant and protecting material, as indicated'at 16 in Fi 4;, to serve as a protection for the head of t e wearer. The collar part is preferably formed with ear openings 17, which are preferably placed so as to be adjacent the ears of the wearer when the jacket is in use. I

The back and the front sections are stuficd with buoyant material, preferably kapok. Of course it will be understood that the buoyant material may be cork, ranulated or in blocks; or any other suitab e buoyant material may be used.

What I claim is 1. A reversible jacket life preserver comprising a jacket part having arm holes and shoul er portions, securing tapes connected to said body art, a collar portion connected to the shoul er part and extending around the neck opening, securin tapes connected to said collar part, and a 00d connected to the upper edge of the collar part and adapted to extend forwardly over the head of the wearer, said hood being reversible with the jacket.

2. A reversible jacket life preserver comprising back section and two front sections stuffed with buoyant material and formed with horizontally extending tubular passages, contracting and securing tapes slida'ble freely through said passages, the free ends of said tape extending beyond the edges of the front sections, a tubular passage formed around the neck opening, and a freely slidable securing and contracting tape extending through said tubular passage.

3. A reversible jacket life preserver comprising a back section and two front sections stuffed with buoyant material and formed with horizontally extending tubular assages, contracting and securing tapes s idand a reversible hood connected to the collar part and adapted to extend upwardly and forwardly over the head of the wearer. 1 I

In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix my slgnature;

ANNA DEANE BAILEY. 

